Post-Conflict Justice

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The Chicago Principles on Post-Conflict Justice (2001 - 2008)

In 2008, IHRLI published The Chicago Principles on
Post-Conflict Justice. The book presents basic guidelines on policies
that address past atrocities associated with authoritarian rule and
armed conflict. The document grew out of a series of meetings and
consultations over a seven-year period involving 180 distinguished
scholars, jurists, journalists, religious leaders and others from 30
countries. The book presents guiding principles related to seven key
areas on post-conflict justice: prosecutions; truth-telling;
reparations; vetting; memorialization and education; traditional,
indigenous and religious approaches; and, institutional reform. Each
principle is followed by a review of concrete recommendations regarding
the design and implementation of specific strategies, policies and
programs. The Chicago Principles was managed by an IHRLI team including
M. Cherif Bassiouni, project director; Daniel Rothenberg, executive
editor; and Etelle Higonnet and Michael Hanna, contributors. Additional Information

Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction (2001)

IHRLI staff contributed to the Princeton Principles on
Universal Jurisdiction. The Princeton Principles addresses
jurisdictional issues related to international crimes such as piracy,
slavery, war crimes, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity,
genocide and torture. The drafting committee was chaired by Professor
M. Cherif Bassiouni with IHRLI Sullivan Fellow Steven Becker serving as
Rapporteur. The Principles are intended to help guide national
legislative bodies seeking to enact implementing legislation, to aid
judges who may be requires to construe universal jurisdiction, and to
otherwise assist in promoting international criminal accountability.Additional Information​